Maceo & All The Kings Men - Funky Music Machine, 1972

1. Funky Music Machine 3:09
2. I Want to Sing 2:52
3. Dreams 2:39
4. Feeling Alright 2:46
5. Something 5:36
6. Born to Wander 3:06
7. T.S.U. (Aristocrat of Bands) 3:20
8. For No One 3:43
9. Make It With You 3:14
10. A Funky Tale to Tell 4:08

Maceo Parker - Sax (Alto), Vocals
Jimmy Nolen - Guitar
Sweet Charles Sherrell - Bass
Melvin Parker - Drums

Discogs:
"Funk band formed of ex James Brown backing band members, who left Brown en masse in 1970.
Over the years, many of them, including band leader Maceo Parker would return to playing with Brown and The J.B.'s."


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The Meters - New Directions, 1977

1 No More Okey Doke 4:20
2 I'm Gone 4:30
3 Be My Lady 6:25
4 My Name up in Lights 5:23
5 Funkify Your Life 5:40
6 Stop That Trai 4:50
7 We Got the Kind of a Love 5:20
8 Give It What You Can 4:34

Art Neville - Keyboards, Vocals
Emilio Castillo - Sax (Tenor)
Mic Gillette - Trombone, Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Stephen "Doc" Kupka - Sax (Baritone)
Kurt McGettrick - Clarinet, Flute, Sax (Baritone), Sax (Bass)
Lenny Pickett - Flute (Alto), Sax (Alto), Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor)
George Porter, Jr. - Bass, Wah Wah Bass
Leo Nocentelli - Bass, Vocals
Ziggy Modeliste - Drums, Vocals
Cyril Neville - Percussion, Conga, Vocals
Swamp Tabernacle Choir - Vocals

AMG:
"The title of the Meters' final album is hopeful, and New Directions does indeed represent if not a new direction, at least a shift from the disco dead end of Trick Bag. From the second "No More Okey Doke" kicks off the record, it's clear that the Meters are gritty again, kicking out some really funky grooves — maybe not as dirty as their Josie recordings, maybe a little cleaned up, but still pretty funky. The slower numbers betray their era, but in a pleasing way, something that's also true of generic numbers like "My Name Up in Lights," which may have too much talk-box guitar, but still grooves effectively. That may not be a new direction, per se, but it is a welcome change-up after the dud Trick Bag. It wasn't enough to save the Meters and it's not really a lost treasure, but it's a far more dignified way to bow."

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